Black Poetry : Letting go of Youth

Andre98

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In my mind,
I am still there, fresh out of
school, campus life memories
reflecting the best of times.
Life has moved on,
but I'm still there,
Still at that newborn adult stage
Awkwardly trying to fit in,
Open to the unknown,
excited at the promise of the future.

But my vessel, my body has aged,
my lessons of naivete learned.
I pass my reflection, catch a glance,
and am startled once again...
Who is that frumpy looking old dude?
Somebody's Dad, or Uncle?

Still head nodding to Hip hop,
though Sugar Hill broke out
senior year at H.U.
I should have college aged kids of my own,
if I could just grow up myself....
but I fell behind, got left back,
and find myself longing for the days
of no mortgage, no aches and pains
when playing weekend athelete,
and energy that is as hard to
get a rein in as a wild horse
at a rodeo.

I laugh when an "oldie" is reffered to as
a New Edition hit, an oldie for me is
Parliament, Stevie Wonder and
Earth Wind and Fire in their prime.
College aged students look like babies,
as headstrong and stubborn as I was...
As I still am...

and I long for the
smile of a sweet young lady,
a harmless glance that gets held
a second longer,
a momentary flirtation, just
enough attention
to make me feel I am still
among the living, the crowd
that dictates what's cool,
and what's hot or not....

Maybe then I can face my future,
one that only slows down more as
maturity sets in and mandates
letting go of silly, immature
diversions. I have to learn
to laugh at the rye and the witty,
not the silly and the gross,
and realize that as those
20-something Jessica Alba/
Beyonce/Alicia Keys/Eve types
look my way, there will only
be a nanosecond of eye contact,
and then they'll look right
through me like I wasn't even there.

A sadness encroaches, much like that
one feels as Summer turns to Fall...
As we accept all changes of seasons,
I must accept that time must continue,
and I must let go of youth.
 

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